Introductory text

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal^f1,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 715/2005 of 12 May 2005 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 0206 29 91 (1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006)^f2, and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2005 fixes at 53 000 tonnes the quantity of the quota in respect of which Community importers can lodge an application for import rights based on the quantities of beef falling under CN code 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95 or 0206 29 91 imported by him/her or on his/her account under the relevant customs provisions, between 1 May 2004 and 30 April 2005. As the import rights applied for exceed the available quantity referred to in Article 1, a reduction coefficient should be fixed in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2005,

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